As the world marks Fela Kuti's 87th posthumous birthday this week, Okayplayer and OkayAfrica celebrate the legendary musician ...
Some years, there are no one-hit wonders that make it to the top spot on the coveted Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other years, there is darn near a plethora of tunes that rocket up and find the premier ...
There are a lot of forgotten and somewhat lost songs that came out in 1977, and some of them deserve way more love today.
Two titans of their instruments, guitarist Michael Schenker and bass player Stanley Clarke, are among this weekend's arts and ...
Every generation builds its idea of love on myths—and music is one of the loudest storytellers. Music has always been a ...
The Morgan Library and Museum’s exhibit “Sing a New Song: The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life” began as a proposal from guest curator Frederica Law-Turner for a show about Gothic psalters, or ...
Music fans can’t get enough of Yacht Rock, the breezy, nostalgic genre of music defined by laid-back vibes. From The Doobie Brothers and Kenny Loggins to The Eagles and Orleans, the biggest names of ...
People have been dissecting the lyrics of a 2022 track released by US singer d4vd after a body was found in a car belonging to him. The decomposing remains of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas were found in a ...
1977: A year of punk revolution, monarchical celebration, and Cold War conflicts springing up across the globe. Within the world of pop music, though, the industry was busy fighting against a younger ...